--- a/lib/grit/blob.rb
+++ b/lib/grit/blob.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ module Grit
       guesses.first ? guesses.first.simplified : DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE
     end
     
+    def basename
+      File.basename(@name)
+    end
+    
     # The blame information for the given file at the given commit
     #
     # Returns Array: [Grit::Commit, Array: [<line>]]

--- a/lib/grit/tree.rb
+++ b/lib/grit/tree.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ module Grit
       self.contents.select { |c| c.name == file }.first
     end
     
+    def basename
+      File.basename(@name)
+    end
+    
     # Pretty object inspection
     def inspect
       %Q{#<Grit::Tree "#{@id}">}